Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh wants the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on his recent allegations that several judges had lobbied for promotion during his time in office. He wants the ACA not only to investigate the allegations but also as to why Mahathir did not lodge a police report for the overtures of the judges and or persons concerned.
According to the senior lawyer, Mahathir has fallen foul of the Anti- Corruption Act 1997.
Lobbying by judges for judicial promotions and career growth, or anyone for that matter, who lobbied to the prime minister to be appointed as a judge, commit an offence under the 1997 Act, said Karpal.
"The 1997 Act was passed during Dr Mahathir's time. "Surely he knew that he was duty bound to report about it," Karpal told journalists when lodging a police report against the former premier today.
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